Check out my Sunday (2-16-25) Santa Anita Park Race 9 analysis below.
SA 9 (Baffle, 6.5T hillside) – Post Time 7:35 PM ET
Primary – #5 SCIPIO, #6 Freedom’s Not Free
Secondary – #2 Triple Diamonds, #4 Fomo Joe, #3 Style Cat
Horse Comments:
#5 Scipio (5-2) competed in three stakes races as a maiden and was 3rd (G3 Del Mar Juvenile Turf), 4th (Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance), and 2nd (G3 Cecil B. DeMille). He returned to the maiden ranks and chased from second and graduated by a length as the favorite Dec. 28. He turns back, removes blinkers, and Flavien Prat stays put. He was third in his 5T bow and raced at one mile in all four starts since. Richard Baltas has good stats with his turf sprint starters, and milers trying the downhill course can be dangerous.
#6 Freedom’s Not Free (7-2) turned back, removed blinkers, switched surfaces, and looked good graduating at 6T Jan. 5. Frankie Dettori stays put and Mark Glatt is a quality turf sprint trainer.
#2 Triple Diamonds (3-1) won his 5T bow and clicked right back at 6T second time out, and those were state bred races. Umberto Rispoli got acquainted with him last time and he is 7-for-17 with Mark Glatt.
#4 Fomo Joe (10-1) won his 5T bow and stretched out and was a close second in the Eddie Logan at 8T Dec. 29. I like the Escobedo/Hanson team and he might outrun his odds.
#3 Style Cat (4-1) won his lone turf try at 5T Dec. 1. Hector Berrios is a sharp turf rider and he can get a piece of this.
Wagers:
#5 to win
Exacta box 5-6
Superfecta key 5/2-3-4-6
Recent Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Feb. 1 – El Potente ($5.00), Exacta ($14.80)
Feb. 3 – Bedard ($3.60)
Feb. 5 – Native Shaman/Capture the Flag/Fuerteventura Trifecta ($33.40)
Feb. 15 – Hall of Fame ($5.40)
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